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03-08-2006
Bush Presses Congress for Billions for La.
President Bush accompanied by FEMA's Gil Jamieson, rear, picks up a piece of debris as he tours the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Wednesday, March 8, 2006. Six months after Hurricane Katrina left its mark on the Gulf Coast, President Bush was making his 10th trip to the slowly rebuilding region Wednesday for another progress report. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ President Bush, visiting a still-suffering Gulf Coast, said Wednesday that Congress must help this ravaged city recover from Hurricane Katrina by approving billions he has requested to repair levees and compensate Louisianans who lost homes. "I'm ...